Ecballium

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”) + Latin -ium.

Proper noun

Ecballium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – squirting cucumber.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Bryonieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Ecballium elaterium - sole species

References

Ecballium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ecballium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ecballium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ecballium at Tropicos
Ecballium at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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